. >> held captive and tortured for 40 hours until finally a s.w.a.t. team blasting in. the bizarre truth about why these students were targeted. >>> plus phelps versus shark. olympic champion michael phelps has bested all of mankind. >> michael phelps has done it again! >> now he's take on another species. >> racing a shark was something i always wanted to do. >> with a little boost from a bionic fin. can he really beat the teeth? but first the "nightline" 5. >>> nu >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin tonight with an unimaginable horror. two college students held captive and tortured by masked men in what they assumed was a random attack. when they finally made it out alive they learned they had been targeted. the reason behind it led to more disturbing revelations. espn's tisha thompson brings us this report. >> calling, homey. >> reporter: it feels like a scene from a horror movie. >> torture. >> don't do it. >> they were gloating. >> please. >> reporter: but this nightmare is real life. two football players from the university of rochester held capti

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. >>> the last baby while born in captivity has died. the 3-month-old developed an invection. she was one of seaworld's main attractions at its park in san antonio. seaworld is yet to say exactly what killed the whale. but animal activists say a life spent in captivity could be to blame. >> what the death of this young calf tells us, is that these animals can't thrive in concrete tanks. >> sea world says it plans to phase out its orca program by 2019. that does little for the 22 killer whales that remain in captivity. >>> new stringent laws meant to prevent distracted driving are now in effect. the law prohibits drivers from eating, or applying makeup while behind the wheel. the national highway traffic safety administration says distracted driving was involved in more than 3,000 deaths. >>> the results are in. the great of the place to live in america? it's virginia beach. see what this virginia city has that dozens of other big cities don't. >> plus, this isn't just any panhandler out on the streets. e' your money, and she'll explain why coming up next. >> beautiful right no

command boats that strayed into iranian waters, holding ten sailors captive for 15 hours. military officials are telling nbc news that the iranian crew uncovered its guns but did not man them. tense moments in dangerous waters. lester? >> hans nichols at the pentagon, thanks. >>> there is startling new research out tonight about football and head trauma. the largest study of its kind reporting 99% of the brains of former nfl players tested were damaged. doctors say it means brain damage is more common than previously thought, and should be treated in its earliest stages. nbc's raheema ellis has more on one former player who's coping with what he says are signs of the disease. >> reporter: brian price was a hard-hitting nfl defensive tackle who became a mild-mannered husband and father. a stark contrast to the disoriented man police encountered in april. >> do you want to have a seat in my car so you're not sitting in the wet road? >> reporter: outside ann arbor, employees called 911 saying a man inside was agitated, turning over display cases. police approached him in the

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and captivating audiences around the world again.back here now all these years on. interesting to note that, while the country was pretty much split about whether or not he should have been convicted in 1995, a recent poll suggested that only 7% of americans thought that oj simpson was not guilty of those two murders in 1994. and indeed he was later found responsible for them and ordered to pay millions in damages by a civil case. sir vince cable has been confirmed as the new leader of the liberal democrats. he was the only candidate to put themselves forward to replace the party's outgoing leader tim farron. at the age of 74, he'll be the oldest leader in the party's history. the lead singer of the hard rock band linkin park has died at the age of 41. chester benningon apparently hanged himself, according to the los angeles coroner. linkin park recently released their seventh album, 17 years after their hugely popular album hybrid theory in 2000. earlier i spoke to newsbeat‘s steve holden about chester bennington's life. chester ben

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forcibly taken from their herds, these elephants now face a lifetime of captivity. despite the best effort of government employees at the camps, the issue of what to do with these so-called problem elephants remains largely unsolved. one nonprofit organization, fauna & flora international, is trying to help. their cservation response unit, or cru, made up of 14 elephants, is being deployed to prevent human/wildlife conflict. in communities where conflicts exist, the cru will push elephants back to remaining forest areas away from villages. >> [speaking local language] >> these approaches can be very effective on the small scale, m, and also in thehort term. at the end of the day, as ephant hitat shrinks, elephants are going to spend more and more time coming out of the forest. so the long-term solution is not community based initiatives to drive elephants back to the forest. the long-term solution is to make sure there's enough room for the elephants to live in the natural habitat without having to come into human habitation. >> the best hope to consee the sumatran

kelly's women, one who was allegedly held captive, was out in a park and says her dad is a hypocrite. >> you know the situation that had happened that night when i went with r. kelly. >> she's saying her dad encouraged her to live with r. kelly, the dad saying that r. kelly is keeping her without her consent. >> the police have gone to the home. she said everything's fine. >> we just need videos from all of the alleged captives on every major holiday. hey, we're celebrating thanksgiving today. hey, it's christmas with r. kelly. >> kylie jenner, she finally got her wax figure over at madam tussauds. how many photos will be just a dude behind it humping? >> all of them. >> you boys seriously will have sex with anything. >> ah, yes. [laughter] >> cookie johnson, we asked her

it captivated the public, and helped turn ai weiwei into an art scene superstar.darling of the art world. >> ai weiwei: i'm a darling of art world. i don't really care. >> williams: you don't care. >> ai weiwei: no, i don't really care. they can just forget about me. i don't care. >> williams: but they're not forgetting about you. >> ai weiwei: well, that's their problem, you know? ( laughs ) they should. they should learn how to forget about me. >> williams: the chinese government wanted everyone to forget about ai weiwei, blocking his name on the internet in china and making it impossible to search for him. but that didn't stop weiwei from needling the authorities relentlessly. when they put his studio under surveillance, weiwei decorated the cameras with lanterns, then fashioned replicas out of marble for his exhibitions. when officers were ordered to follow his every move, he got his own cameraman to film them filming him, ridiculing the state in a way no one else in china had ever dared. >> osnos: i mean, in a way, people have learned to be, "keep your head d

sartore and his team traveled to five couldn't nents photographing these creatures in captivity.he results are these stunning portraits. some of sartore's images have gone viral, even projected onto major world landmarks like the vatican and empire state building. you're shopping. >> i am shopping. >> reporter: we met him at the bronx zoo where he hopes to shoot for some people will say, wait a minute, this is about seeing animals in captivity. but you see zoos and zookeepers as heroes. >> oh, yeah, they are conservation centers. for many of the species that i photograph, they only exist in zoos now. they're extinct in the wild. >> reporter: according to a new study, earth is on the brink of its sixth mass extinction. nearly 200 species have vanished in the past century. >> we are on track to lose half of all species by 2100 if not more. >> reporter: half. >> this is my desperate attempt to get people's attention. >> reporter: he also hopes to show some of the world's smaller, threatened species, like the lower keys marsh rabbit that is almost gone. he also goes on a taxing hike

yet to say specifically what caused kyara's death, but animal rights activists say a life spent in captivitylame. >> what the death of this young calf tells us is that these animals cannot thrive in concrete tanks. >> reporter: seaworld's orca program has come under fire after a string of high-profile incidents involving killer whales. in 2010, trainer dawn bran show was killed after being attacked in front of an audience in orlando. in march 2016, seaworld president joel manby spoke about the end of his orca program on cbs this morning. >> i have seen clearly that society is changing their attitude about these unbelievable, majestic animals being in human care. >> there you go. >> reporter: seaworld says it plans to phase out its theatrical orca program by 2019, but activists say this does little for the 22 orcas that remain in captivity. >> this is about forcing these animals into a situation that they don't have any adaptation to. because of that, you see them basically dying left and right. >> reporter: seaworld veterinarians had placed kyara on a 24-hour watch that included hand feeding

captivity.but even those who've been freed, like akrem, will be scarred for the rest of their lives by the terror they've suffered at the hands of the militants. >> freedom of speech, religion, and conscience -- all fundamental human rights that are supposed to be respected worldwide. at least, that's what's written in the un's universal declaration. but one country that isn't exactly famous for abiding by the declaration is the united arab emirates. the government there censors the internet, political parties are banned, and dissenters can quickly end up behind bars. all the more surprising, then, that the uae has a ministry for tolerance. and that it's led by a woman. >> she's sharp, and likes to keep an open mind and a sense of humor. lubna al-qasimi is the niece of a ruling emir, but she's also a self-made woman. we join her in abu dhabi. >> so, as you move from the mosque, right next to it is actually st. andrews church, so you can see the name on top. >> al-qasimi is minister of tolerance

we find no evidence. >> reporter: grayer and slower now, simpson still captivates. after a nine-year hiatus, his face everywhere today from sports to entertainment channels. now with at least one more episode to go. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> and we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is nbc "nightly news" for this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. communities watch in horror, as the massive fire in mariposa >>> right now at 6:00. kmau communities watching in horror. dry brush burning everything in its path. thanks for being with us, i am jessica aguirre. >> and i am raj mathai. every few hours, this fire changes direction. it is near yosemite. so far it is 10% contained. >> the historic town of coulterville has been evacuated. nbc bay area thom jensen joins us. >> reporter: we don't know how many are homes. at least, eight of them. cal fire is taking this very serious. i talked to the chief and this is his number one priority. at least, 40% to 50% of the fires in the

how do you find time and what kind of books really captivate your attention. one would be about historic features. the other is a suspense fiction. it's an escape for me. i try to do as often as i can. book tv want to know what you are reading. send us your summer reading list yet twitter. or posted to our facebook page book tv on c-span two. television for serious readers. actor and author of this book the grouchy historian. the old-time lefty. right wing hypocrites and net jobs. have you always been grouchy and heavy already -- always been a historian. i was playing that. and people always wonder that. i cannot tell where my own individuality stops heavy always been interested in history. >> very much. it's the drama we have before we go into theater. >> heavy always been a lefty as you describe it in your subtitle? i question is why i am a lefty. i am a. and i automatically thought it automatically meant that. except that it was not a lefty. i had two sisters who are social workers for uneducated. and they have a basic instinctive fairness you write in the

. ♪ >>> it's a mist that has everyone captivated breaking news in the case of the four missing men tonighterson of interest is out on bail as the search for the missing gets more intense. >>> thanks for joining us i'm iain page. >> i'm dawn timmeney. lucy a off tonight. cosmo dinardo named as a person of interest in the case just released from jail a few hours ago. people who know him, floored over this case. we have team coverage tonight on fox 29. our chris o'connell talked to stunned neighbors but we begin with our dave schratwieser. dave? >> reporter: dawn, investigators tonight turning up the heat. we have learned fox 29 news has learned that today the parents of cosmo dinardo the person of interest in this case received subpoenas to appear before a grand jury later this week. >> we've been in touch with them. >> reporter: sources say antonio dinardo and his wife have been subpoenaed to appear before a county grand jury thursday morning as the fire storm swirling around their 20-year-old son cosmo intensifies. >> i want to be very careful to stress that he is a person of interest. he

one day for his ark. >> a lot of people will say wait a minute, this is about having animals in captivityreally see zoos and zookeepers as heroes. >> oh, yeah. zoos are heroes. and the people that work there. for sure. zoos really are conservation centers. for many of the species that i photograph they only exist in zoos now. they're extinct in the wild. >> reporter: according to a new study by the national academy of sciences earth is on the brink of its sixth mass extinction. nearly 200 species have vanished just in the past century. a rate of about two per year. >> we are on track to lose half of all species by 2100 if not more. >> half. >> half. this is my desperate attempt to get people to pay attention. >> reporter: as a veteran "national geographic" photographer for more than 25 years, people have been paying attention to his work. >> joel, what do you think is the power of a photograph? >> i think they can elevate themselves to iconic status if they're done well enough. >> reporter: in australia sartore says his photos of injured koalas helped prompt the australian government to r

kelly's women, one who was allegedly held captive, was out in a park and says her dad is a hypocrite. >> you know the situation that had happened that night when i went with r. kelly. >> she's saying her dad encouraged her to live with r. kelly, the dad saying that r. kelly is keeping her without her consent. >> the police have gone to the home. she said everything's fine. >> we just need videos from all of the alleged captives on every major holiday. hey, we're celebrating thanksgiving today. hey, it's christmas with r. kelly. >> kylie jenner, she finally got her wax figure over at madam tussauds. how many photos will be just a dude behind it humping? >> all of them. >> you boys seriously will have sex with anything. >> ah, yes. [laughter] >> cookie johnson, we asked her

breeden focuses on her art and her three children two born in captivity.oung errs lives with her in kensington. >> when you talk to her and know her you understand she has this unshakeable optimism. >> reporter: that spirit was evident during the interview while she endured a decade of to which torture. she forgives, but won't forget. >> i love my kids. >> reporter: she is a resilient woman she hopes to get a job at a hotel. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." an incredible story. 40:00 a.m. from our new jersey newsroom, big accolades for one beach town, the boardwalk in wildwood has been named the best in new jersey by a website called things to do in new jersey. there are water slides and rides and restaurant and shops. it -- she is earning millions of dollars performing in las vegas. how singer britany spirit is giving back to a cause that's important to her own family. >>> a wildfire rages out of control in northern california. meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast as we take a live look via sky6 live hd t

for decades he's captivated and confounded.n as a murder suspect, and now an inmate on the verge of freedom. ann thompson has more with america's obsession with o.j. >> reporter: o.j. simpson has always been must see tv. for a half century the world has watched him run. a combination of power, speed and footwork in college and professional football. pitching us rental cars on tv. >> you've got no time to waste. >> go o.j., go! >> reporter: and jokes in movies. possessing such incredible charisma, simpson seemed to transcend race. until he became a defendant. accused of the savage murders of his glamorous exwife nicole and her friend ron goldman. the case had everything. simpson's attempt to elude arrest in the white bronco split the screen with the broadcast of the nba finals. for 16 months we watched every hearing. >> 100% not guilty. >> reporter: witnessed legal sleight of hand. >> if it doesn't fit you must acquit. >> reporter: 115 million americans, 57% of the country stopped to watch the verdict. >> not guilty of the crime

ever since the tortured during his long period in captivity, which included two yea rs in captivity,in solitary confinement, he was beaten a great deal in that time. he was tortured numerous times as well. as you say, he was unable ever since them to raise both his arms above his head. he is a man who has endured a great deal. he is 80 yea rs has endured a great deal. he is 80 years old. he has been a thorn in the side notjust for his interrogators and captors in vietnam's but for his party at some point as well. not least championing theissues point as well. not least championing the issues of campaign china's reform when it was not necessarily popular with all of his colleagues to do so. he has been critical recently of president trump's attempts, the way president trump has been attempting to replace 0bamacare, the healthcare plan that affects millions of americans. he is known as an independent minded senator. he is above all else known asa senator. he is above all else known as a fighter. many americans tonight will be wishing him the best with this treatment and hopefully his r

the last orca calf born into captivity at the park has now died. >> boaters who remained on the watering a storm have a close call. that used to be their fishing pole. matt. >> speaking is of water, we've got some of it on some of our roads this morning matt. still some flooding locations but no more construction here along the vine street expressway at the schuylkill, the ramps are all reopened. we'll see if zones have cleared from 95 and 202 when "action news" continues on this tuesday morning. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. taking a live look here, the view from sky6 looking out over philadelphia international airport. the rain finally moving out after stormy day yesterday. it is 5:14 and 67 degrees. >> what do you see out in the suburbs, matt pelman. >> we see a little mist. might have to do a swipe or two of the windshield wipers. we've seen a whole bunch of construction. we've seen some accidents, some flooding, some downed trees. yes, whole potpourri of issues already this morning matt and tam but the construction has cleared that was blocking the ramp from the 30 bypass eastbound

many of the women who managed to escape captivity have resettled in germany.up living in a secret location. our reporter fiona lamdin has spent a couple of days with them as they attempt to re—build their lives. you may find some of the details upsetting. i7 yazidis are living on this corridor in the middle of a psychiatric hospital in germany. it's a long way from their home in northern iraq, but at least they're safe here. this girl was 14 at the time. they tried to escape up the mountain but they couldn't run fast enough. she was then kidnapped, torn apart from her mother, and locked in a prison. she told me she saw things that will always haunt her. would you like to go back to iraq to live there? leading this team is jacqueline isaac, an american lawyer. she met the girljust days after she had escaped. when i first met her, her head was down. all of their heads we re head was down. all of their heads were down. there was no eye contact in the beginning. what do i say to them? there were councillors we had brought on the right—hand side on stand—by to give

of musicians. —— captivates. million. that is the highest price ever paid, ever, for a defender. the 23—year—old france international has signed a five—year deal. after the signings of kyle walker and danilo, city have spent around $160 million on fullbacks this summer. let's hear from city's newest addition. the netherlands reached the last eight of women's euro 2017 with victory over belgium, and denmarkjoined them by beating 2013 finalists norway. two of sweden, holders germany and russia will progress from group b, which concludes on tuesday. following england's victory in the women's cricket world cup, where they saw off india in an enthralling final, captain heather knight says she would be in favour of a new women's league in india, perhaps to mirror the men's ipl. knight also wants more international fixtures, be they test cricket or one—day games. i guess it's getting more girls involved in the game, and having that bigger talent pool in — notjust in this country, but in all the other countries. if that

killed the sister, of the tragedy unfolded in real time, on line >>> and last orca whale born in captivity has died what animal activist are saying caused the baby's death coming up, chelsea. >>> i'm tracking more storms by end of the week plus i'll let you know how long this cool weather sticks around in your full forecast up next. >>> three month-old kiara was treat when her health declined monday in san antonio park, sea world has not said specifically what caused her death but animal rights activist believe a life span in captivity could to be blame >> with the death of this young animal tells thaws these animals cannot thrive in concrete tanks. >>> postmortem is being conducted to determine exact cause of death, sea world plans to phase out orca program from 2019 but activist say this does little for 22 or cas in captivity. >> vatican decided to turn off its famous fountains for first time in recent history. hot and dry weather has triggered water shortage as cross italy, so vatican says it is taking measures to conserve water. vatican has around 100 decoration and drinking fountains,

we find no evidence. >> reporter: grayer and slower now, simpson still captivates.nine-year hiatus, his face everywhere today from sports to entertainment channels. now with at least one more episode to go. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> and we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is nbc "nightly news" for this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ health care works best when it's centered around one thing: you. we are kaiser permanente and we believe that with better research, the right medicine, and connected and comprehensive care, we're helping millions thrive. ♪ visit kp.org/wearekp to learn more. ♪ ♪ >>> back in your early days, you said that you were a drug dealer. >> why jada's finally sharing pthat secret. this is "access hollywood." so who saved her? jada tells us her entire compelling story. >> thank you. >>> major fallout after the decision to grant o.j. parole. >> and the killer will walk free.

before this place my wife spent six months in captivity. she collapsed in the street yesterday.clear that extremely vulnerable migrants should be taken off the island quickly for specialist treatment in athens. so why are they still hear? greek authorities claim they have been overwhelmed by cases and they say some have slipped through the net.|j would like to remind that 30,000 people have come through the island since march, 2016, so there can be individual cases, some individual cases, that may have not have been processed as quickly. for the moment those needing the most help are still waiting and with more migrants arriving and the camp increasing, the vulnerable are left to cope in volatile, deteriorating conditions. gavin lee, bbc news, lesbos. two women charged with murdering the half brother of north korean leader kim jong—un have appeared at the malaysian high court for pre—trial hereings. vietnamese dwahn doan thi huong and indonesian siti aisyah are accused of smearing kim jong—nam's face with the vx nerve agent. their trial is due to begin on october second. sport n

we find no evidence. >> reporter: grayer and slower now, simpson still captivates.ne-year hiatus, his face everywhere today from sports to entertainment channels. now with at least one more episode to go. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> and we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is nbc "nightly news" for this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> o.j.'s new life after prison. >> where he'll live, what he'll do and does he have a girlfriend on the outside? now on "extra." ♪ extra extra >> o.j. simpson getting ready to start over as a free man. >> i don't know if he's a danger or not. >> reaction today from chris darden, cuba gooding jr. and one of the simpson jurors. >> my feeling is -- >> will he return to florida to be near his now >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> good evening. i'm nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist tammy sousa. i wanted to bring this to your attention. severe weather is moving through the area. the light shaded box in yellow is a severe

. >> and it's not amelia, the photo that captivated the globe debunked? >> it's online. him like a half an hour to find this photo. >> plus, more on the human chain that saved nine people from drowning. >> all right, let's go. >> what you need to know about human chains so you don't risk your life saving someone else's. >> then inside dancing with

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